This is an innovative higher education program designed for future leaders in the culinary arts profession. It is a careful balance of the management and 'hands-on' skills required in this challenging field. The program includes specific cooking techniques, specific cuisine knowledge, food aesthetics and plating, menu planning, planning and controls, food science, and business management.
The hospitality industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, showing it to be a sector resilient to economic turbulence. As demand for highly skilled employees in the industry continues to increase, this food business management course will equip you with the ability to design, manage and lead developments in the food business. Your studies will focus on the role of the manager and the issues they may face within the international food, food service and hospitality sectors. You will also explore new findings in food research. In addition, you will become part of a strong professional network who can support you with coaching and mentoring as you develop your career plans.
By graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Food and Beverage (F&B) Management studies, graduates will be able to: Recognize and interpret the different trends, challenges, and scenarios in the hospitality and tourism industries. Explain the foundation and conceptual framework of hospitality businesses, from operational to managerial perspectives. Explain the role and impacts of businesses in the development of environmental, social, and financial sustainability. Develop critical thinking skills through a foundation of broad and varied academic fields of study. Demonstrate the ability to make decisions, solve problems and think critically in hospitality business-related scenarios. Negotiate and discuss hospitality business-related issues with confidence and ease. Demonstrate effective management and operational techniques in hospitality operations (hotel, F&B, events, etc.). Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication to ensure delivering the right impression and impact when dealing with clients and colleagues.
The catering sector, from a restaurant service standpoint, is today one of the sectors with the greatest professional progression, with wide and varied professional opportunities. The management of restaurant establishments requires highly qualified and specialized professionals not only in service techniques and organization of the work team, but also in matters that are necessary for the correct management of the restaurant: customer service, marketing and sales, cocktails , sommelier and knowledge of wines, food and wine pairings, dishes in sight of the client, confection of menus, organization of events, or collective catering, among others. The theoretical-practical training is completed with a period of professional internships in national and international catering companies (hotels, restaurants, caterings) during the two years of the course.
The school offers this innovative course of specialized training in restaurant services which will allow the student to know the reality of the catering sector in a theoretical-practical environment, easing their access to the working world with guarantees of success. This course contemplates a practical program based on the “Know How”, with more than 700 hours of curricular practical training in the school and 3 months of internships in national and international hospitality companies. The subjects imparted are focused on the study of vital matter for the appropriate restaurant service: customer service, sale, wines service, food and wine pairing, cocktail, banqueting, as well as the knowledge of food and raw materials, and their nutritional aspects, food security and the understanding of the most innovative service techniques.